Opinions
Invictus Games ‘push all the right buttons’ for traumatized and wounded soldiers
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on August 30th, 2017
If you have ever dealt with soldiers you know they have two sides, which in some ways represent two different personalities within the same individual. On the one hand, you have the hometown boy or girl who acts just like anyone else. They enjoy the same movies, the same recreation opportunities and have many of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MLA Report: There should be no support for Nazis or hate mongers
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on August 25th, 2017
I will not support hate mongers and I take a less than dim view of people and organizations who support hate-filled groups like the neo-Nazis and white supremacists. I call on my fellow elected officials, at all levels, along with spiritual, business and community leaders, to unequivocally and unconditionally reject hate groups and affirm that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!We can’t change sun’s path, but we can be part of local solutions
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on August 24th, 2017
This week, the eternal marathon of the sun across the sky gave a rare glimpse of extraordinary beauty, the majesty of the cosmos with a total solar eclipse. In Medicine Hat, however, this was nothing more than a — as usual — case of poor planning. Firstly, the moon’s coverage of the solar orb — ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!It’s all about the optics
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on August 21st, 2017
The controversy swirling around Derek Fildebrandt has finally prompted the United Conservative Party MLA for Brooks-Strathmore to step down from the party caucus. Fildebrandt issued a statement last Tuesday announcing his departure from caucus and noting “This young party cannot afford to be distracted from the formative period that it is in right now as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MLA Report: Let good people do good things with their time and money
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on August 18th, 2017
“We can’t help everyone, but everyone can help someone.” — Ronald Reagan, 40th President of the United States Reagan understood the vast potential of a giving, caring, conservative culture. I am pleased and proud that more than 100 Albertans joined Jason Kenney and myself on Aug. 2 to help kick off a series of endorsements ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!With questionable integrity, some politicians still stretch expense rules
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on August 18th, 2017
If there was one message Albertans thought had penetrated the walls of political power in the last five years then it would have been the stench of “political entitlement.” Evidently not. We still have elected officials who stretch the rules for expense compensation. What makes MLA Derek Fildebrandt’s expense claims so shocking is that he ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A dangerous game in Virginia
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on August 17th, 2017
For 70 years there has been no easier question for a politician than whether they approve or disapprove of Nazism. Yet, in an age of morphed messaging, parsing, high-volume debate, hair-splitting and political posturing, it’s beyond the top leadership in the United States. Donald Trump’s recent flip-flop on whether he condemns a hate rally in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Guest Column: Feuding ideologies the second American civil war?
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on August 16th, 2017
Various commentators have concluded that America is in the throes of its second civil war. Dennis Prager, a conservative radio host, has concluded that the political left and right share no common value system (such as respect for freedom of speech), therefore there can be no collaborative coming together over core beliefs. He argues that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Frontier justice’ is not the answer
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on August 16th, 2017
There is no room for “frontier justice” in any form in a civil society safeguarded by laws and statutes. It is never permissible, for example, to go up to someone in the street and punch them in the mouth because you disagree with their opinions. Most in society would likely recognize the sense of this ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!What’s driving government’s sudden interest in craft breweries?
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on August 11th, 2017
Craft breweries have splashed on the scene, all of a sudden, like giant waves crashing onto the beach one after another. The Alberta government has gone all out with waves of announcements too, in support of the “new” industry. “Entrepreneurs are establishing award-winning distilleries, breweries and estate wineries and meaderies right here in Alberta. Modernizing ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Zoning flexibility would get us off the planning merry-go-round
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on August 10th, 2017
A tiny spot on Allowance Avenue gives a glaring example about how the public and official debate about zoning can go well off the rails. It also shows how “plans” put forward by the city’s planning department are not only misunderstood, but are a too-easy target. Council this week heard an application to rezone the ... Read More »
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